tiffanymerritt_therapy

tiffanymerritt_therapy Registered Psychotherapist & Art Therapist supporting kids, youth & adults.

You can find out more about me, my approach to therapy & how to set up a free consultation at www.tiffanymerritt.ca

Thought I’d share some photos of my therapy space as it’s been awhile since my last one here. Working alongside kids, te...
03/14/2023

Thought I’d share some photos of my therapy space as it’s been awhile since my last one here. Working alongside kids, teens and adults in this office and online is what I love to do!

I love this account who creates cartoons about grief from her own experience of having both her Mum and brother die. Th...
07/16/2020

I love this account who creates cartoons about grief from her own experience of having both her Mum and brother die. This one hits close to home for me as I so miss my Mom 💗 Expressing our thoughts and feelings around loss is a healthy way to process our grief.

When I work with child clients this art invitation is a simple way to get them to become more aware of their emotions. I...
05/22/2020

When I work with child clients this art invitation is a simple way to get them to become more aware of their emotions. I start by inviting them to create a tic-tac-toe board with all different emotions. We then decorate rocks to use as the markers, however you can use whatever you have around the house (LEGO pieces, coins, play dough etc.) Then we discuss how some feeling are “bigger” or “harder” than others rather than being “good” or “bad”. And we talk about how it’s important to feel them all. We talk about safe ways we can express our feelings to people we trust in our life and how we can help the feelings move through us by moving our body, creating art or talking to someone we trust.
Then we play tic-tac-toe and every time we land on a feeling square we have to share a time we felt that way, or a time we thought someone else felt that way & why, or we share a gesture/facial expression that would express to others we are feeling that way. Some kids find it too overwhelming and just want to play tic-tac-toe and that is okay too. What’s really important is that the child experiences an adult who they trust talk about feelings. As caregivers this is a huge gift to our kids, as it supports them to more openly talk how about they are feeling rather than just bottling it up, and exploding later. Coming back to the game and playing regularly can help with this, or you can always make new boards as they learn about new emotions. Some familes post this on their refrigerator and use it as a daily check in. Each family member places a magnet on how they are feeling at a regular time each day and talk about if they wish to.

Re-sharing these grief resources from my private account that I originally shared after the tragedy in Nova Scotia. ...
05/22/2020

Re-sharing these grief resources from my private account that I originally shared after the tragedy in Nova Scotia. I like many, feel helpless as the details continue to unravel in Nova Scotia. I thought that as a therapist who supports children & adults through grief & bereavement I could share some of my favourite books I use with kids whose hearts are hurting. As we grieve these deaths, as well as the deaths during this pandemic it’s important to be able to speak to the children in our lives as honestly as possible about what happens when someone dies. These books can help facilitate these conversations & creates space to come back to the topic again. Kids generally “puddle jump” in and out of their grief and can go from being very sad, to moments later being very happy as they work through their feelings. This can be tricky for caregivers to navigate, but if you’ve talked about death & dying before it happens, then the foundation of understanding is already there. If you have any questions please reach out to me. Other supportive grief resources for families include https://kidsgrief.ca/
*Lifetimes:The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children. This book talks about beginnings and endings, about the lifetimes of plants, animals and people. It explains life and death is a truly beautiful way. *When Dinosaurs Die : A Guide to Understanding Death. A playful & sensitive guide for families dealing with the death of a loved one. Helps to clearly explain what death means and how to deal with difficult feelings. *A Last Goodbye - by exploring the ways animals cope with the death of their own while celebrating the impact we all make on those we love, this book creates space for families to talk about death. *Where are you now? A collection of poems and beautiful illustrations about beginnings and endings & how we are all connected even in death. *A Terrible Thing Happened. I use this book wirh kids who have experienced a traumatic event/loss. Without naming any event it normalizes the emotions & trauma symptoms one might experience.

The invitation to create art around the idea of “what’s bugging you?” can be a playful way to get kids and adults to mor...
05/20/2020

The invitation to create art around the idea of “what’s bugging you?” can be a playful way to get kids and adults to more easily check in with themselves emotionally in the beginning of a therapy session. My creative friend & colleague Rubi took this a step further and created a template for kids & families to create little bugs for whatever is “bugging you” in the moment. My daughter & I had fun creating & talking about things that were bothering us this morning. I find it feels good to express how we are feeling in different ways, rather than keeping it all bottled up inside. You can find a free template of this art invitation, a blog post with more details, other creative resources & more info about Rubi’s therapy practice at . If you feel like sharing your “what’s bugging you?” artwork with me please do!

has created some really creative scavenger hunts to keep little ones busy these days.
05/14/2020

has created some really creative scavenger hunts to keep little ones busy these days.

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Toronto, ON
M4M2S1

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